Status: Software Dev at a startup
Education: University of Waterloo
YOE: 3
Postion: SDE2 at Amazon
Location: Canada
Date: Nov 11, 2021
Online Assessment (1 hr 45 mins):
Time frame: Given 1 week to submit.
Time required : 115 mins.
No. of questions : 2
Platform: Hacker Rank
"On-site": 5 hours
Date: Nov 12, 2021
All interviews start with a few LP questions, took around 15 min
Managerial Round (SDM) (1 hr):
For 40 mins we discussed around 5 LP questions with follow-ups with questions I have for him after. Couldn't tell how well it went.
Technical Round 1hr:
Question about sorting
Finished the problem, walked him through my logic since he didn't really understand in the beginning. He seemed happy with it, no further questions.
Technical Round 1hr:
Question about graph theory (similar to number of island). Couldn't finish but walked himi through my logic. He seemed ok with it, he asked 1 or 2 follow-up and I answered them according to how I would do them.
System Design 1hr:
Design an Amazon service. Went through things such as scheduling, priority. Interviewer seemed happy with what I said.
Final Decision:
Offer today and I will accept.
Overall:
Everyone was very nice and understanding. Just hope the WLB won't be too bad!
Other notes:
Still very surprised as contrary to other people, I have done at most 3 leetcode questions by myself. "Solved" around 10 leetcode easy/medium problems by looking at their solutions (user submitted) and understanding them. My experiences weren't anything too crazy either. Maybe I got lucky?